General Knowledge - Current Affairs, General Awareness Quiz - Questions and Answers, GK for UPSC, Bank PO & All Exams

1. Inukurthi Venkateshwara Rao has received the Dronacharya Award 2011 for which among the following sports?

a. Boxing

b. Gymnastics

c. Athletics

d. Hockey

2. In which of the following seasons, brief squalls and thunderstorms known as Kalbaisakhi, or Nor'westers, often occur in West Bengal?

a. Early winter

b. Late winter

c. Early summer

d. Rainy Season

3. Prior to Census 2011, in which among the following , highest Sex Ratio was recorded in India?

a. Census 1971

b. Census 1961

c. Census 1951

d. Census 1941

4. Which among the following cities was declared as "Tiger Gateway of India" during the first half of 2011?

a. Bhopal

b. Nagpur

c. Mysore

d. Lucknow

5. Consider the following comparisons of Diesel with Gasoline:
1.In comparison to Gasoline, Diesel offers low volumetric energy density
2.In comparison to Gasoline, Diesel is cheap all over the world
3.In comparison to Gasoline, CO2 emissions from diesel are higher
Choose the correct statements:

a. None of them

b. Only 1

c. 1 & 2

d. 1, 2 & 3

6. For financial assistance under Rastriya Arogya Nidhi, the patient must be:
1.Living Below Poverty Line
2.Suffering from specified life-threatening diseases
3.Taking treatment in government hospitals only
Choose the correct options:

a. 1 & 2

b. 2 & 3

c. 1, 2 & 3

d. 1 Only

7. Which among the following countries constitute the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) ?

a. India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Myanmar

b. India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar

c. India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar, Nepal

d. India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar, Nepal and Bhutan

8. Which among the following minerals is also known as Horn Silver?

a. Silver Iodide

b. Silver Chroride

c. Zinc Phosphate

d. Silver Sulphide

9. The constituents of automobile exhaust that can cause cancer is/are ?

a. Oxides of nitrogen.

b. Carbon monoxide.

c. Polycyclic hydrocarbons.

d. Iron

10. In the “Information Economy Report 2010? UNCTAD has quoted that "in southern India, for example, fishermen's profits have increased by 8 per cent thanks to better market coordination". What does the better market coordination refers to in the statement by which fishermen's profits have increased by 8 per cent in Southern India?

a. The state Governments in the southern India have recently implemented some schemes of integrated market complexes which have proved to be of immense help to the fisherman

b. The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) has established several collection centers in the Southern states where the fishermen have been able to sell their catches

c. The use of Mobile Phones in South India has led to better market coordination

d. Use of Oceansat-2 has been giving exact status of schools of Fishes in the coastal areas in Southern India

General Knowledge

1. World Geography -Test-01

2. World Geography -Test-02

3. World Geography -Test-03

4. Geography of India -Test-01

5. Geography of India -Test-02

6. Geography of India -Test-03

7. Geography of India -Test-04

8. Geography of India -Test-05

9. History of India - Test - 01

10. History of India - Test - 02

11. History of India - Test - 03

12. History of India - Test - 04

13. History of India - Test - 05

14. History of India - Test - 06

15. History of India - Test - 07

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